Taxonomy:
Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Alisphaera): Coccoliths placolith-like, with asymmetrical distal flange
This taxon: Spine centrally placed and with broad base. Teeth well-developed
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: A. spatula *
Search data:
Lith size: 0->0µm; |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): Extant. Data source:
First occurrence (base): within no known fossil record modern (0-0Ma, base in "Holocene" stage). Data source:
Plot of occurrence data:
Kleijne, A., Jordan, R. W., Heimdal, B. R., Samtleben, C., Chamberlain, A. H. L. & Cros, L. (2002). Five new species of the coccolithophorid genus Alisphaera (Haptophyta) with notes on their distribution, coccolith structure and taxonomy. Phycologia. 40(6): 583-601. gs Steinmetz, J. C. (1991). Calcareous nannoplankton biocoenosis: sediment trap studies in the Equatorial Atlantic, Central Pacific, and Panama Basin. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Report. 1: 1-85. gs Yang, T. -N., Wei, K. & Wu, J. -T. (2012). Marine coccolithophores around Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academica Sinica, Taipei. 1-96. gsReferences:
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Alisphaera spatula compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 11-12-2023
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